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Def Jam: Fight for NY -- The Bronx

The Gauntlet is a large-scale venue that holds officially sanctioned fight matches and tournaments from time to time. Just because the fights are legal doesn't mean all the activities that surround them are -- there's still a ton of illegal gambling taking place on the side. Here the fights take place in an octagonal cage with heavy floodlights. The Intense version of this venue uses a different lighting rig and usually plays host to tournament events.

What to Expect
This venue has different advantages for each of the fighting classes. For the martial artists, having so many walls to launch from gives them the ability to land flying attacks from all angles. For kick boxers, the ability to chain their clinch combos into wall smashes allows them to inflict huge damage on their foes.

For street fighters, wrestlers, and submissions experts, the close quarters allows them to corner their opponents and inflict some serious pain. One really cool hidden interaction is on the door. If you can catch your opponent leaning against the door, you can grab him and slam it shut on his head.